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Lord Elgin. Lord Elgin's tenure as Governor General of Canada marked a crucial turning point in the development of responsible government, a foundational principle that would shape Canadian democracy.
Lord Elgin was the son in law of Lord Durham and an energetic supporter of reform in the Britain. With the rejection of the Tories and the election of the reformers in 1848 in Parliament, Elgin was given instructions to direct Canada towards the full form of responsible government and he began this process by calling on both Baldwin and ...
In Montréal, Tory resentment fuelled riots and, on April 25, 1849, and again on April 30th, a furious mob pelted Lord Elgin’s carriage with stones and ransacked the parliament building, burning it to the ground.
2 sty 2016 · On the morning of April 25, 1849, Lord Elgin, Governor General of the Province of Canada, rode away from the Parliament Building in Montreal. He had just given assent to the Rebellion Losses Bill, a highly contentious piece of legislation that severely tested Canada’s newly won system of responsible government.
20 lip 1998 · James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin was a British statesman and governor general of British North America in 1847–54 who effected responsible, or cabinet, government in Canada and whose conduct in office defined the role for his successors.
6 lut 2006 · In 1849, Governor General Lord Elgin signed the Rebellion Losses Bill on the advice of his ministers. This affirmed the principle of responsible government. Elgin was also instrumental in introducing French as a language of debate in the Canadian legislature. English, however, remained the sole official language.
10 lut 2015 · The Governor General, Lord Elgin, has just given royal assent to the Rebellion Losses Bill, which will indemnify Francophones for property losses during the ill-fated 1837 rebellion against British rule. The aim of the Reformers who put the Bill forward was to compensate innocent bystanders.
